In the early hours of Monday, May 13, 2024, a few hours after finishing a show for Mother’s Day, the news of the kidnapping of vocalist Carlos Burgos and Giancarlo Chunga, members of the famous group The Only Tropicalshook the media.
The Piura cumbia group assured in a statement that it was a kidnapping, since they found the vehicle in which both musicians were traveling, but without them inside. Fortunately, hours later they were found safe and sound.
Since then, neither of the two affected had given their version of what happened that day. However, last Friday, in an interview, the main voice, Carlos Burgosdecided to break his silence and tell what happened that fateful day.
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What did vocalist Carlos Burgos say about the kidnapping he suffered?
Carlos Burgos, recognized in the world of cumbia for being the main voice of The Only Tropical and dazzle many with his success on YouTube’Split in two‘, decided to put fear aside and spoke for the first time about the terrible experience of being kidnapped with Giancarlo Chunga in the month of May.
The artist recalled that that day, before the fateful event, he asked his friend Giancarlo Chunga to take him quickly to his house in Piura because he wanted to celebrate Mother’s Day. However, that did not happen, since both were kidnapped.
Burgos also addressed the rumors circulating on social networks, which claim that the kidnapping never existed. “When something happens to you, for people to believe you or say it’s true, something has to have happened to you for it to be credible. The only ones who know the truth are us and those who were there at that moment.“He said very calmly in an interview for the Radio Nueva Q podcast, adding that he did not want to re-enter social networks after what happened.
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Carlos Burgos and his reaction to knowing that his fans supported the search
After being kidnapped, both Carlos Burgos like Giancarlo Chunga received the unconditional support of the fans of La Única Tropical, who turned out en masse to look for them. This gesture left a deep mark on vocalist Burgos, who did not hesitate to thank those people.
“They told me that many people mobilized to look for us from Tambo Grande, Sullana and Piura. It is nice to know that people care for you,” she shared in an interview for Radio Nueva Q.
